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plate tectonics

Plate tectonics illustration.
Science
Before plate tectonics, the Earth may have been covered by one giant shell
A Nepalese army personnel stands in front of a collapsed temple in Bhaktapur, Nepal a day after the April 25 earthquake rocked the country. The quake devastated the heavily crowded Kathmandu valley, killing thousands and triggering a deadly avalanche on M
Environment
Earthquakes create as well as destroy
A NASA graphic illustrating the interior of the Earth.
Science
How the Earth made its own water — out of rocks
Environment
Thriving Microbial Life in the Planet’s Deepest Oceanic Trench
Environment
Undersea Life Around ‘Black Smoker’ Vents
Environment
Ash Cloud From Chile Reaches Australia
The Living on Earth Almanac
Earth’s Crust Section Gone
Almanac: Undersea Volcanoes
Almanac: Krakatau volcanic eruption
In the Shadow of a Volcano
Environment
Geo answer
Arts, Culture & Media
Iceland volcano
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo answer